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Gateways to the First World War is a centre for public engagement with the Great War centenary, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Our aim is to encourage and support public interest in the centenary through a range of events and activities such as open days and study days, advice on access to materials and expertise, and signposting for other resources and forms of support.
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  1. Public Roundtable: Hidden Histories, Public Engagement, and Lessons Learned from the First World War Centenary

    Event

    A public roundtable on the theme of public engagement and hidden histories, particularly ‘lessons learned’ from the First World War centenary as we approach the major anniversaries of the Second World War.

    Image courtesy of the IWM © IWM (K 8871)
    Image courtesy of the IWM © IWM (K 8871)

  2. Seminar: Brest-Litovsk: Treason, or a Lost Opportunity?

    Event
    Gateways Event

    In Flanders Fields Museum and the School of History/Gateways to the First World War, University of Kent present a fourth series of eight seminars on Thursday evenings, free and open to all.

    German and Bolshevik soldiers dancing with each other in the area of the Yaselda River at the time of the peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk, February 1918. © IWM (Q 86975)
    German and Bolshevik soldiers dancing with each other in the area of the Yaselda River at the time of the peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk, February 1918. © IWM (Q 86975)

  3. Women’s Football and the Great War, Birth of a Game

    Blog Post

    A blog post by Stuart Gibbs.

    Beardmore's Scotland select side 1918

  4. William Henry Short VC Film Launch

    News

    With support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Normanby Local History Group and Lonely Tower Film & Media have launched Gallantry in the Face of the Enemy, a film about local man William Henry Short VC from...

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    Relatives of William Short at the film launch on 22 November.
    Relatives of William Short at the film launch on 22 November. Left to right: Alan Boden (first cousin once removed), Susan Haley (great niece), Paul Boden (first cousin once removed), Bill Short (nephew), Maureen Davison (niece).

  5. 'No Man's Land' new publication for young people

    Project

    No Man's Land: Young People Uncover Women’s Viewpoints of the First World War takes you on a journey through the lives of some amazing female photographers who worked during the First World War.

    Members of the No Man's Land project team. Reproduced with permission of Impressions Gallery.
    Members of the No Man's Land project team. Reproduced with permission of Impressions Gallery.
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